37752 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 134 / Friday, July 16, 2021 / Notices 

(1) construct, operate, or engage in 

transmission over a line of 

communications; or (2) discontinue, 

reduce or impair service over a line of 

communications. Part 63 of Title 47 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

implements Section 214. Part 63 also 

implements provisions of the Cable 

Communications Policy Act of 1984 

pertaining to video which was approved 

under this OMB Control Number 3060– 

0149. In 2009, the Commission modified 

Part 63 to extend to providers of 

interconnected Voice of internet 

Protocol (VoIP) service the 

discontinuance obligations that apply to 

domestic non-dominant 

telecommunications carriers under 

Section 214 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the 

Commission adopted improved 

administrative filing procedures for 

domestic transfers of control, domestic 

discontinuances and notices of network 

changes, and among other adjustments, 

modified Part 63 to require electronic 

filing for applications for authorization 

to discontinue, reduce, or impair service 

under section 214(a) of the Act. 

In July 2016, the Commission 

concluded that applicants seeking to 

discontinue a legacy time division 

multiplexing (TDM)-based voice service 

as part of a transition to a new 

technology, whether internet Protocol 

(IP), wireless, or another type 

(technology transition discontinuance 

application) must demonstrate that an 

adequate replacement for the legacy 

service exists in order to be eligible for 

streamlined treatment and revised part 

63 accordingly. The Commission 

concluded that an applicant for a 

technology transition discontinuance 

may demonstrate that a service is an 

adequate replacement for a legacy voice 

service by certifying or showing that one 

or more replacement service(s) offers all 

of the following: (i) Substantially similar 

levels of network infrastructure and 

service quality as the applicant service; 

(ii) compliance with existing federal 

and/or industry standards required to 

ensure that critical applications such as 

911, network security, and applications 

for individuals with disabilities remain 

available; and (iii) interoperability and 

compatibility with an enumerated list of 

applications and functionalities 

determined to be key to consumers and 

competitors (the ‘‘adequate replacement 

test’’). In June 2018, the Commission 

further modified the rules applicable to 

section 214(a) discontinuance 

applications. First, all carriers, whether 

dominant or non-dominant, that seek 

approval to grandfather data services 

below speeds of 25 Mbps download 

speed and 3 Mbps upload speed are 

now subject to a uniform reduced public 

comment period of 10 days and an 

automatic grant period of 25 days. 

Second, all carriers, whether dominant 

or nondominant, seeking authorization 

to discontinue data services below 

speeds of 25 Mbps download speed and 

3 Mbps upload speed that have 

previously been grandfathered for a 

period of at least 180 days are subject 

to a uniform reduced public comment 

period of 10 days and an automatic 

grant period of 31 days, provided they 

submit a statement as part of their 

discontinuance application that they 

have received Commission authority to 

grandfather the services at issue at least 

180 days prior to the filing of the 

discontinuance application. This 

statement must reference the file 

number of the prior Commission 

authorization to grandfather the services 

the carrier now seeks to permanently 

discontinue. Third, carriers are no 

longer required to file an application to 

discontinue, reduce, or impair any 

service for which it has had no 

customers and no request for service for 

at least a 30-day period immediately 

preceding the discontinuance. Fourth, 

all carriers, whether dominant or 

nondominant, that seek approval to 

discontinue legacy voice service can 

obtain further streamlined processing 

with a public comment period of 15 

days and an automatic grant period of 

31 days, provided (1) they offer a 

standalone interconnected VoIP service 

throughout the service area, and (2) at 

least one alternative stand-alone, 

facilities-based voice service is available 

from an unaffiliated provider 

throughout the affected service area (the 

‘‘alternative options test’’). Finally, all 

carriers, whether dominant or 

nondominant, that seek approval to 

grandfather legacy voice service are now 

subject to a uniform reduced public 

comment period of 10 days and an 

automatic grant period of 25 days. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15183 Filed 7–15–21; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 

July 20, 2021. 

PLACE: The meeting is open to the 

public. Out of an abundance of caution 

related to current and potential 

coronavirus developments, the public’s 

means to observe this Board meeting 

will be via a Webcast live on the 

internet and subsequently made 

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If you need any technical assistance, 

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to make necessary arrangements. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to 

the provisions of the ‘‘Government in 

the Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board 

of Directors will meet in open session to 

consider the following matters: 

Summary Agenda 

No substantive discussion of the 

following items is anticipated. These 

matters will be resolved with a single 

vote unless a member of the Board of 

Directors requests that an item be 

moved to the discussion agenda. 

Disposition of Minutes of a Board of 

Directors’ Meeting Previously 

Distributed. 

Memorandum and resolution re: 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 

Revisions to Standardized Approach for 

Calculating the Exposure Amount of 

Derivative Contracts. 

Discussion Agenda 

Memorandum and resolution re: 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

Regarding Simplification of Deposit 

Insurance Rules for Trust and Mortgage 

Servicing Accounts. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Requests for further information 

concerning the meeting may be directed 

to Debra A. Decker, Deputy Executive 

Secretary of the Corporation, at 202– 

898–8748. 

Dated at Washington, DC, on July 13, 2021. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

James P. Sheesley, 

Assistant Executive Secretary. 

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